preparing the soil
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Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, gather wild fruits and plants, breed, tend or hunt animals, produce a variety of animal husbandry products; cultivate, conserve and exploit forests; breed or catch fish; and cultivate or gather other forms of aquatic life in order to provide food, shelter and income for themselves and their households. Competent performance in most occupations in this major group requires skills at the second ISCO skill level.
sowing, planting, spraying, fertilizing and harvesting field crops
growing fruit and other tree and shrub crops
growing garden vegetables and horticultural products
gathering wild fruits and plants
breeding, raising, tending or hunting animals mainly to obtain meat, milk, hair, fur, skin, sericultural, apiarian or other products
cultivating, conserving and exploiting forests
breeding or catching fish
cultivating or gathering other forms of aquatic life
storing and carrying out some basic processing of their produce
selling their products to purchasers, marketing organisations or at markets. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Included occupations
Occupations in this major group are classified into the following sub-major groups:
61 Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers
62 Market-oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers
63 Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers